organic compounds
R,4R)-tert-butyl 3-oxo-2-oxa-5-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-5-carboxylate
of (1aDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550, Japan, and bGraduate School of Life Sciences and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu 804-8550, Japan
*Correspondence e-mail: suvrathak@gmail.com
In the title compound, C11H17NO4, commonly known as N-tert-butoxycarbonyl-5-hydroxy-D-pipecolic acid lactone, the is (1R,4R) due to the of the starting material which remains unchanged during the course of the reaction. In the crystal there no intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
CCDC reference: 1062075
1. Related literature
For background information on 5-hydroxypipecolic acid and related compounds, see: Witkop & Foltz (1957); Hoarau et al. (1996); Sun et al. (2008). For the synthesis of a related compound, see: Krishnamurthy et al. (2014). For crystal structures of related see: (1S,4S) conformer, Moriguchi, Krishnamurthy, Arai & Tsuge (2014); Moriguchi, Krishnamurthy, Arai, Matsumoto et al. (2014).
2. Experimental
2.1. Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker,2009); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
CCDC reference: 1062075
10.1107/S2056989015010476/zs2333sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015010476/zs2333Isup2.hkl
Supporting information file. DOI: 10.1107/S2056989015010476/zs2333Isup3.cml
The basic reaction scheme for preparation of the title compound (I) is shown in Fig. 3. To a ice cooled solution of 4 mol/L HCl in 1,4-dioxane (16 mL), a solution of diastereomeric (1) ( 0.97 g, 3.56 mmol) in 0.5 mL of 1,4-dioxane was added. This reaction mixture was then warmed to room temperature and stirred. After 3 h most of the volatile materials were removed under vacuum resulting in a crude oily mixture. Trituration with diethyl ether followed by decantation resulted in (2) as a foam (0.71 g, 95 %). DIEA (0.89 mL, 5.07 mmol) was added to a solution of (2) ( 0.71 g, 3.38 mmol) in DMF (13 mL) and stirred at 50 °C. After 6 h the solution was warmed to room temperature, followed by addition of Boc2O (3.96 g, 18.1 mmol), additional DIEA (0.3 mL, 1.69 mmol) and stirred at room temperature for 18 h. The DMF was evaporated and the crude mixture was subsequently washed with 10% aqueous citric acid, 4% aqueous NaHCO3, brine, dried (MgSO4), filtered and evaporated to obtain an oil. The crude product was purified by silica gel
with (CHCl3/MeOH, 100:0 to 98:2, v/v) to yield (1R,4R), (I) (0.18 g, 23%) as a white solid. Single crystals were obtained by vapour diffusion method at room temperature, i.e., hexane vapour was allowed to diffuse into an EtOAc (0.5 ml) solution of (1R,4R), (I) at room temperature. Single crystals suitable for analysis were obtained after a week.1H NMR 4.61-4.82 (2H, m), 3.63 (1H, m), 3.45 (1H, m), 2.22 (1H, br s), 2.11 (1H, m), 2.00 (1H, m), 1.80 (1H, m), 1.47 (9H, s); MS (FAB m/z): 228 (74), 190 (44), 172 (100), 137 (50), 128 (68), 55 (47). HRMS(FAB) calcd for C11H18N1O4 [M + H]+ 228.12358, found 228.1243
All hydrogen atoms were placed in calculated positions (C—H = 0.98–1.00 Å) and allowed to ride, with UisoH = 1.5UeqC(methyl) or 1.2UeqC(methine and methylene). The
parameter (Flack, 1983) for (I) [0.01 (7) for 2933 Friedel pairs], although not definitive is sufficient to confirm the (1R,4R) identity, as distinct from that of the known (1S,4S) conformer (Moriguchi, Krishnamurthy, Arai & Tsuge, 2014).Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker,2009); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2009); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2009); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).C11H17NO4 | Dx = 1.318 Mg m−3 |
Mr = 227.26 | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Cell parameters from 9630 reflections |
a = 9.6472 (4) Å | θ = 2.7–28.7° |
b = 9.7084 (4) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
c = 12.2323 (5) Å | T = 90 K |
V = 1145.66 (8) Å3 | Prism, colorless |
Z = 4 | 0.45 × 0.40 × 0.40 mm |
F(000) = 488 |
Bruker APEX2 KY CCD diffractometer | 2791 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2728 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.021 |
Detector resolution: 16.6666 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 28.7°, θmin = 2.7° |
ϕ and ω–scans | h = −12→12 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS (Bruker, 2009) | k = −12→12 |
Tmin = 0.870, Tmax = 0.961 | l = −16→16 |
13518 measured reflections |
Refinement on F2 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
Least-squares matrix: full | H-atom parameters constrained |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.030 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0583P)2 + 0.1302P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
wR(F2) = 0.081 | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
S = 1.02 | Δρmax = 0.24 e Å−3 |
2791 reflections | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
148 parameters | Extinction correction: SHELXL97 |
0 restraints | Extinction coefficient: 0.0015 |
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 2933 Friedel pairs |
Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map | Absolute structure parameter: 0.1 (7) |
C11H17NO4 | V = 1145.66 (8) Å3 |
Mr = 227.26 | Z = 4 |
Orthorhombic, P212121 | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 9.6472 (4) Å | µ = 0.10 mm−1 |
b = 9.7084 (4) Å | T = 90 K |
c = 12.2323 (5) Å | 0.45 × 0.40 × 0.40 mm |
Bruker APEX2 KY CCD diffractometer | 2791 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan SADABS (Bruker, 2009) | 2728 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.870, Tmax = 0.961 | Rint = 0.021 |
13518 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.030 | H-atom parameters constrained |
wR(F2) = 0.081 | Δρmax = 0.24 e Å−3 |
S = 1.02 | Δρmin = −0.27 e Å−3 |
2791 reflections | Absolute structure: Flack (1983), 2933 Friedel pairs |
148 parameters | Absolute structure parameter: 0.1 (7) |
0 restraints |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
C1 | 0.65404 (10) | 0.31574 (9) | 0.06026 (7) | 0.01427 (18) | |
H1 | 0.71 | 0.2937 | −0.0063 | 0.017* | |
C2 | 0.49996 (10) | 0.33409 (10) | 0.03171 (8) | 0.0176 (2) | |
H2A | 0.4628 | 0.2485 | −0.0011 | 0.021* | |
H2B | 0.4883 | 0.41 | −0.0215 | 0.021* | |
C3 | 0.42204 (10) | 0.36786 (11) | 0.13907 (9) | 0.0206 (2) | |
H3B | 0.378 | 0.4597 | 0.1335 | 0.025* | |
H3A | 0.3485 | 0.2987 | 0.1521 | 0.025* | |
C4 | 0.52501 (11) | 0.36654 (10) | 0.23335 (8) | 0.01785 (19) | |
H4 | 0.475 | 0.3836 | 0.3037 | 0.021* | |
C5 | 0.63878 (10) | 0.47291 (11) | 0.21909 (8) | 0.0178 (2) | |
H5B | 0.5993 | 0.567 | 0.2175 | 0.021* | |
H5A | 0.7064 | 0.4671 | 0.2798 | 0.021* | |
C6 | 0.66134 (10) | 0.19956 (10) | 0.14366 (8) | 0.01762 (19) | |
C7 | 0.81399 (10) | 0.51222 (9) | 0.07261 (8) | 0.01444 (19) | |
C8 | 0.96933 (10) | 0.70326 (10) | 0.12123 (8) | 0.01618 (19) | |
C9 | 1.10001 (11) | 0.61760 (12) | 0.11084 (11) | 0.0276 (2) | |
H9A | 1.0964 | 0.5638 | 0.0431 | 0.041* | |
H9B | 1.1072 | 0.5551 | 0.1735 | 0.041* | |
H9C | 1.181 | 0.6785 | 0.1092 | 0.041* | |
C10 | 0.94288 (14) | 0.79172 (11) | 0.02135 (10) | 0.0272 (3) | |
H10A | 0.8622 | 0.8507 | 0.0345 | 0.041* | |
H10B | 0.925 | 0.7324 | −0.0419 | 0.041* | |
H10C | 1.0243 | 0.8492 | 0.0069 | 0.041* | |
C11 | 0.97332 (14) | 0.79157 (13) | 0.22359 (10) | 0.0311 (3) | |
H11A | 0.9866 | 0.7325 | 0.2877 | 0.047* | |
H11B | 0.8858 | 0.842 | 0.2307 | 0.047* | |
H11C | 1.0502 | 0.8572 | 0.2184 | 0.047* | |
N1 | 0.70560 (9) | 0.44009 (8) | 0.11448 (7) | 0.01612 (17) | |
O1 | 0.71703 (8) | 0.08995 (8) | 0.13238 (7) | 0.02526 (18) | |
O2 | 0.59161 (8) | 0.23044 (8) | 0.23684 (6) | 0.01975 (16) | |
O3 | 0.86922 (8) | 0.48744 (7) | −0.01469 (6) | 0.01893 (16) | |
O4 | 0.84801 (7) | 0.61426 (7) | 0.14236 (6) | 0.01846 (16) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0141 (4) | 0.0119 (4) | 0.0168 (4) | −0.0019 (3) | 0.0008 (3) | −0.0028 (3) |
C2 | 0.0155 (5) | 0.0172 (4) | 0.0201 (4) | −0.0010 (4) | −0.0030 (3) | −0.0007 (3) |
C3 | 0.0129 (4) | 0.0230 (5) | 0.0259 (5) | 0.0005 (4) | 0.0000 (4) | −0.0014 (4) |
C4 | 0.0160 (4) | 0.0179 (4) | 0.0196 (4) | −0.0001 (4) | 0.0032 (4) | −0.0012 (4) |
C5 | 0.0166 (4) | 0.0198 (4) | 0.0172 (4) | −0.0019 (4) | 0.0050 (3) | −0.0052 (3) |
C6 | 0.0143 (4) | 0.0171 (4) | 0.0215 (5) | −0.0016 (3) | −0.0017 (4) | −0.0002 (4) |
C7 | 0.0145 (4) | 0.0126 (4) | 0.0162 (4) | 0.0002 (3) | −0.0017 (3) | 0.0000 (3) |
C8 | 0.0151 (4) | 0.0155 (4) | 0.0179 (4) | −0.0058 (4) | −0.0001 (3) | −0.0001 (3) |
C9 | 0.0166 (5) | 0.0241 (5) | 0.0421 (6) | −0.0010 (4) | −0.0024 (4) | 0.0012 (5) |
C10 | 0.0361 (6) | 0.0179 (5) | 0.0275 (5) | −0.0039 (4) | −0.0051 (4) | 0.0051 (4) |
C11 | 0.0330 (6) | 0.0349 (6) | 0.0255 (6) | −0.0171 (5) | 0.0039 (5) | −0.0126 (5) |
N1 | 0.0161 (4) | 0.0161 (4) | 0.0162 (4) | −0.0040 (3) | 0.0032 (3) | −0.0056 (3) |
O1 | 0.0252 (4) | 0.0171 (3) | 0.0334 (4) | 0.0050 (3) | −0.0025 (4) | 0.0002 (3) |
O2 | 0.0211 (4) | 0.0186 (3) | 0.0195 (3) | 0.0009 (3) | 0.0015 (3) | 0.0029 (3) |
O3 | 0.0219 (4) | 0.0184 (3) | 0.0165 (3) | −0.0038 (3) | 0.0041 (3) | −0.0022 (3) |
O4 | 0.0175 (3) | 0.0185 (3) | 0.0194 (3) | −0.0073 (3) | 0.0040 (3) | −0.0059 (3) |
C1—N1 | 1.4645 (11) | C6—O2 | 1.3570 (12) |
C1—C6 | 1.5225 (13) | C7—O3 | 1.2175 (12) |
C1—C2 | 1.5373 (14) | C7—O4 | 1.3481 (11) |
C1—H1 | 1.0 | C7—N1 | 1.3587 (12) |
C2—C3 | 1.5482 (14) | C8—O4 | 1.4776 (11) |
C2—H2A | 0.99 | C8—C9 | 1.5156 (15) |
C2—H2B | 0.99 | C8—C10 | 1.5150 (14) |
C3—C4 | 1.5222 (15) | C8—C11 | 1.5180 (14) |
C3—H3B | 0.99 | C9—H9A | 0.98 |
C3—H3A | 0.99 | C9—H9B | 0.98 |
C4—O2 | 1.4699 (13) | C9—H9C | 0.98 |
C4—C5 | 1.5171 (13) | C10—H10A | 0.98 |
C4—H4 | 1.0 | C10—H10B | 0.98 |
C5—N1 | 1.4677 (12) | C10—H10C | 0.98 |
C5—H5B | 0.99 | C11—H11A | 0.98 |
C5—H5A | 0.99 | C11—H11B | 0.98 |
C6—O1 | 1.2000 (12) | C11—H11C | 0.98 |
N1—C1—C6 | 106.95 (7) | O3—C7—O4 | 126.43 (9) |
N1—C1—C2 | 109.62 (8) | O3—C7—N1 | 124.45 (9) |
C6—C1—C2 | 106.43 (8) | O4—C7—N1 | 109.12 (8) |
N1—C1—H1 | 111.2 | O4—C8—C9 | 110.65 (8) |
C6—C1—H1 | 111.2 | O4—C8—C10 | 109.82 (8) |
C2—C1—H1 | 111.2 | C9—C8—C10 | 112.55 (9) |
C1—C2—C3 | 107.54 (8) | O4—C8—C11 | 101.89 (8) |
C1—C2—H2A | 110.2 | C9—C8—C11 | 110.98 (10) |
C3—C2—H2A | 110.2 | C10—C8—C11 | 110.44 (9) |
C1—C2—H2B | 110.2 | C8—C9—H9A | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H2B | 110.2 | C8—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
H2A—C2—H2B | 108.5 | H9A—C9—H9B | 109.5 |
C4—C3—C2 | 108.91 (8) | C8—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3B | 109.9 | H9A—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3B | 109.9 | H9B—C9—H9C | 109.5 |
C4—C3—H3A | 109.9 | C8—C10—H10A | 109.5 |
C2—C3—H3A | 109.9 | C8—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
H3B—C3—H3A | 108.3 | H10A—C10—H10B | 109.5 |
O2—C4—C5 | 107.40 (8) | C8—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
O2—C4—C3 | 108.35 (8) | H10A—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
C5—C4—C3 | 112.29 (9) | H10B—C10—H10C | 109.5 |
O2—C4—H4 | 109.6 | C8—C11—H11A | 109.5 |
C5—C4—H4 | 109.6 | C8—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—H4 | 109.6 | H11A—C11—H11B | 109.5 |
N1—C5—C4 | 105.68 (8) | C8—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
N1—C5—H5B | 110.6 | H11A—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
C4—C5—H5B | 110.6 | H11B—C11—H11C | 109.5 |
N1—C5—H5A | 110.6 | C7—N1—C1 | 121.03 (8) |
C4—C5—H5A | 110.6 | C7—N1—C5 | 123.69 (8) |
H5B—C5—H5A | 108.7 | C1—N1—C5 | 115.13 (8) |
O1—C6—O2 | 120.96 (9) | C6—O2—C4 | 113.01 (7) |
O1—C6—C1 | 126.91 (9) | C7—O4—C8 | 120.79 (7) |
O2—C6—C1 | 112.10 (8) | ||
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −56.55 (10) | C6—C1—N1—C7 | 123.18 (10) |
C6—C1—C2—C3 | 58.77 (10) | C2—C1—N1—C7 | −121.84 (9) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.58 (11) | C6—C1—N1—C5 | −52.53 (11) |
C2—C3—C4—O2 | −57.69 (10) | C2—C1—N1—C5 | 62.46 (10) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 60.76 (11) | C4—C5—N1—C7 | −179.64 (9) |
O2—C4—C5—N1 | 61.20 (10) | C4—C5—N1—C1 | −4.06 (11) |
C3—C4—C5—N1 | −57.81 (10) | O1—C6—O2—C4 | −177.27 (9) |
N1—C1—C6—O1 | −126.60 (11) | C1—C6—O2—C4 | 0.91 (11) |
C2—C1—C6—O1 | 116.29 (11) | C5—C4—O2—C6 | −61.30 (10) |
N1—C1—C6—O2 | 55.36 (10) | C3—C4—O2—C6 | 60.21 (10) |
C2—C1—C6—O2 | −61.75 (10) | O3—C7—O4—C8 | −4.98 (15) |
O3—C7—N1—C1 | 5.74 (15) | N1—C7—O4—C8 | 175.60 (8) |
O4—C7—N1—C1 | −174.83 (8) | C10—C8—O4—C7 | 67.57 (11) |
O3—C7—N1—C5 | −178.93 (9) | C9—C8—O4—C7 | −57.30 (12) |
O4—C7—N1—C5 | 0.50 (13) | C11—C8—O4—C7 | −175.35 (9) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C11H17NO4 |
Mr | 227.26 |
Crystal system, space group | Orthorhombic, P212121 |
Temperature (K) | 90 |
a, b, c (Å) | 9.6472 (4), 9.7084 (4), 12.2323 (5) |
V (Å3) | 1145.66 (8) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.10 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.45 × 0.40 × 0.40 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEX2 KY CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan SADABS (Bruker, 2009) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.870, 0.961 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 13518, 2791, 2728 |
Rint | 0.021 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.676 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.030, 0.081, 1.02 |
No. of reflections | 2791 |
No. of parameters | 148 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.24, −0.27 |
Absolute structure | Flack (1983), 2933 Friedel pairs |
Absolute structure parameter | 0.1 (7) |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker,2009), SAINT (Bruker, 2009), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the Center for Instrumental Analysis, Kyushu Institute of Technology (KITCIA), for high-resolution mass and 1H NMR spectra and X-ray analysis.
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5-Hydroxypipecolic acid is a higher homologue of 4-hydroxyproline, which is found in dates (Witkop & Foltz, 1957). 4-Hydroxyproline is formed by post-translational modification of proline in collagen and is responsible for enhancing its stability. Literature reports the synthesis of 5-hydroxypipecolic acid derivatives (Hoarau et al., 1996; Sun et al., 2008), generally forming diastereomeric mixtures of cis- and trans-5-hydroxypipecolic acids. Therefore such syntheses suffer from disadvantages of separation of the diasteromers making the procedure very tedious. A facile procedure to isolate this amino acid was desirable.
Our previous communication reported the synthesis of a 4-hydroxyproline derivative from an amino acid bearing epoxide (Krishnamurthy et al. 2014). It is reported in this study that the cis-isomer undergoes intramolecular lactonization to tert-butyl- 3-oxo-2-oxa-5-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-5-carboxylate, making the isolation from the trans ester highly feasible. Based on this observation it can be expected that cis-5-hydroxypipecolic acids would also undergo in situ intramolecular lactonization. In fact, when a mixture of a cis- and trans-5-hydroxypipecolic acid derivatives was reacted under acidic conditions, the cis-isomer successfully converted to the lactone (I), subsequently readily separated from the remaining trans--isomer. We had previously reported the crystal structure of racemic tert-butyl- 3-oxo-2-oxa-5-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-5-carboxylate (Moriguchi, Krishnamurthy, Arai, Tsuge et al., 2014) and (1S,4S)-tert-butyl 3-oxo-2-oxa-5-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-5-carboxylate (Moriguchi, Krishnamurthy, Arai, & Tsuge, 2014). Herein we would like to report the crystal structure of enantiomerically pure (1R,4R)-tert-butyl- 3-oxo-2-oxa-5-azabicyclo[2.2.2]octane-5-carboxylate, C11H17N O4, (I).
The title compound (I), commonly known as N-tert- butoxycarbonyl-5-hydroxy-D-pipecolic acid lactone, was derived from a starting product having a cis configuration for both hydroxyl and carboxyl groups, leading to lactone formation (Fig. 1). The nitrogen atom N1 appears next to the bridge-head atom within the bicyclic ring system. The absolute configuration of the compound was found to be (1R,4R) due to the configuration of the starting material (Fig. 3). The Flack structure parameter (Flack, 1983) determined for (I) [0.1 (7)], although not definitive because of the uncertainty factor, is considered to provide adequate supporting evidence for this configuration. The desired hydrophobic conformer (1R,4R), (I) was easily isolated from hydrophylic (1R,4S)–(4) (Fig. 3). The intramolecular lactonization is possible only in (1R,4R)–(3) isomer due to its configuration. The hydroxyl and the carboxyl groups are in close proximity due to the cis- configuration of (1R,4R)–(3), which leads to the intamolecular lactonization with loss of EtOH. With the (1R,4S)–(4) isomer the hydroxyl and the carboxyl groups are far apart due to the trans- configuration, thus preventing the lactonization. In the crystal there no formal intramolecular hydrogen bonds (Fig. 2).
This work represents the first structural characterization of this (1R,4R)- aza and oxa bicyclic chiral lactone characterized by X-ray analysis.